NFL Plans to Hold Saints-Steelers Game in Paris Despite Protests and Riots Across France
Photo: Awful AnnouncingThe NFL is going ahead with its International Series game in Paris between the New Orleans Saints and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday, October 25, despite protests and riots across France. ESPN's Adam Schefter posted on X that the game remained on the schedule. Demonstrations over the cost of living and poor conditions in schools have swept the country, and some of those in Paris have turned into riots. The reports describe no change to the league's plans.
Right-leaning and alternative outlets had reported the story, while left-leaning outlets tracked by Crosswire had not covered it at the time of writing. The Daily Wire, on the right, leads with the NFL sticking to its plans, cites Schefter's post, describes violent protests and riots, and labels them Muslim riots in its headline. Awful Announcing, an alternative outlet, leads with the league moving full steam ahead amid civil unrest. It names the cost of living and school conditions as the protesters' concerns. Both agree the game is still on.
How the sides differ Left sources have not covered it; right sources tie the unrest to Muslims, while alternative sources cite cost-of-living and school-condition grievances.
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Not covering this story. None of the left-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.
Awful Announcing leads with the NFL proceeding amid civil unrest in Paris and says the protests concern the cost of living and school conditions. It cites no named sources.
The Daily Wire leads with the NFL sticking to its Paris plans, citing ESPN's Adam Schefter on X. It describes violent protests and riots and calls them Muslim riots in its headline.